PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Clawface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Clawface has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Clawface
vs
Animai

190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
24
212 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Clawface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Clawface. No joy for Animai on that attempt.
Clawface getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Animai takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Clawface closes the distance and clinches.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface won't allow it.
Clawface misses with a hook from the clinch.
Animai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clawface smiles and moves away.
Randy Clawface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vanapa Animai.

Clawface has Animai up against the cage in a clinch.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Animai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clawface has him pressed against the cage.
Animai is trying to push Clawface away but Clawface has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Clawface scores with a nice short uppercut.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Clawface blocks with his arms.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai prevents a body shot from Clawface.
Animai dodges an elbow strike from Clawface.
Clawface lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Clawface scores with a shoulder strike.
Clawface throws a punch but it's blocked by Animai.
A short right from Clawface on the inside.
Animai takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clawface.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clawface.
Clawface throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Clawface.
Animai can't break the clinch.
Clawface lands a shot to the body.
Animai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clawface has him pressed against the cage.
Clawface misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawface lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface holds him up against the cage and eventually Animai drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Clawface.
Animai working hard to break the clinch.
Clawface scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Clawface, against the cage.
Animai fails to pull guard.
Animai is trying to force a seperation but Clawface has the dominant position.
Clawface trying to land knees to the body.
Animai stalling in the clinch but Clawface improves position.
Clawface lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clawface scores with a nice hook to the head.
Animai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai blocks the elbow strike.
Animai wants to break free but Clawface has control.
Clawface tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clawface lands with a short shot to the head.
Animai is trying to pull guard but Clawface has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Clawface scores with a nice short uppercut.
Clawface misses with a knee to the head.
Animai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Clawface.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clawface is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Animai is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clawface.
Clawface misses with a knee to the head.
Clawface lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clawface walks away with a smile on his face. Animai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Animai gets tackled into the cage by Clawface. Clawface maintains the clinch.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clawface lands a left hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Clawface lands a shot to the body.
Clawface misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Clawface.
Clawface lands a shot to the body.
Clawface gets through Animai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clawface pushes Animai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Animai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Animai is trying to push Clawface away but Clawface has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clawface.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Clawface dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A lazy left from Clawface finds it's target.
Clawface rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Animai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clawface tries to land a leg kick but Animai saw it coming and moves away.
Clawface misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Animai.
Animai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clawface pinned against the cage. Clawface gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Animai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clawface quickly recovers to half guard.

Animai decides to return to a standing position.
Animai shoots in looking for a takedown but Clawface manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Animai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Randy Clawface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Clawface clinches up with Animai and pushes him back against the cage.
Animai jumps guard but Clawface turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Randy Clawface has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vanapa Animai.
Animai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Clawface walks away with a smile on his face. Animai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Clawface as Animai shoots in.
Animai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Animai is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Clawface rushes Animai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clawface lands a shoulder strike.
Clawface throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawface throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawface throws an elbow but misses.
Animai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Clawface smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Clawface misses.

Animai gets tackled into the cage by Clawface. Clawface maintains the clinch.
Animai takes a shot to the head.
Clawface with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clawface with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Clawface throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai is looking to break free of the clinch but Clawface has double underhooks.
Randy Clawface has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Animai is trying to pull guard but Clawface turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Animai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Clawface lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Clawface using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Animai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Clawface.
Animai is trying to pull guard but Clawface turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clawface lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clawface tries to land knees in the clinch but Animai avoids the damage to the body.
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Clawface, against the cage.
Clawface is pushing Animai up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Animai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawface lands with a light punch inside.
Animai is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Clawface scores with a nice short uppercut.
Animai blocks an uppercut.
Animai tries to pull guard but Clawface holds him up against the cage and eventually Animai drops back down to his feet.
Animai is trying to break the clinch but Clawface has him pressed against the cage.
Clawface with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clawface lands a hook that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Clawface lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Clawface lands a body shot.
Animai avoids a wild elbow strike from Clawface.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clawface misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Clawface as the two fighters clinch.
Clawface lands with a right to the head.
Clawface lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Animai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clawface to keep the fight standing.
Clawface pushes Animai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Animai jumps guard but Clawface turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Animai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clawface throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Animai blocks an elbow strike from Clawface.
Clawface makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clawface lands a shot to the body.
Animai tries to break free but Clawface pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Clawface dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Animai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clawface.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clawface punishes Animai's body with a nice straight punch.
Animai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clawface as he jumps to the side.
Animai keeps the fight on the outside.

Clawface clinches.
Clawface tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clawface lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clawface struggles to land a body shot inside as Animai controls his hands.
Animai avoids the elbow strike from Clawface, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Clawface.
Clawface throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Clawface lands a hook that snaps the head of Animai backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Animai drags the fight down to the ground.
Animai has a closed guard, preventing Clawface from standing up.

Clawface is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Animai has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Clawface is looking to defend but Animai has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Clawface! Animai pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Clawface taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vanapa Animai!
An out of breath Vanapa Animai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.